Tag Archives: cameras

send in the clowns …

Posted on September 23, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. The photo at left is much too new to be collectible. In the 1970s/1980s the CNE offered to ‘paint’ a child’s face in a clown disguise (perhaps the CNE offered this feature in other years both earlier and later). … Continue reading →

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Camerama time

Posted on September 21, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. Fall means fair time once again. Our good friend and PHSC member Gary Parry is first up with his show next Sunday at the JCCC. Join Gary and his show – interesting items offered for all collections! Our next … Continue reading →

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fall fair time …

Posted on September 15, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. Okay gang, it’s fall fair time again. See John’s poster below for details. Want a table? Give Mark a call at fair@phsc.ca.

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all in a row

Posted on August 31, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. Many collectors specialize in various kinds of old photos. Some like group photos and the gear used to take them. A cropped wide angle shot, a panoramic shot etc can record a large group of people. A great source … Continue reading →

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a window on things

Posted on August 7, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. The PHSC welcomes all photographica collectors. While we focus on Canadian studios and contributions to photography, we are world wide in our interests. The society was formed in the fall of 1974 and became active the following year filling … Continue reading →

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brushing up on things …

Posted on August 4, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. … like collections. Summer is a great time to reorganize a collection and weed out dups, no longer interesting things, etc. If there are only a few, they might  end up in one of our auctions; if there are … Continue reading →

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lady bug, lady bug …

Posted on August 3, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. … fly away home … As we used to say as children when ever we spotted this tiny beetle with its obvious markings. Collectors often search for old photographs. An ancient version of the photo at left might be … Continue reading →

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possibly another rare bird?

Posted on July 29, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. Photographica Collectors are always looking to spot that rare bird, be it photo, camera, or lens, to add on to their collections. Some very likely sources are our annual events. For example this Triplex lens/shutter/board combination, shown at left, … Continue reading →

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… a real train wreck ….

Posted on July 28, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. … is a person in total chaos and emotionally a wreck. However; photographica collectors sometimes seek out old photographs of trains or wrecks of any sort to add to their collections. The photo at left of a wreck up … Continue reading →

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a dentist to be drilling …

Posted on July 27, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. Some collectors of old photographs relish photos of work and professionals such as the dentist, his assistant, and his tiny patient shown here in the 1970s. While a bit new to be a collectible (getting there), other old images … Continue reading →

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